Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare of $3.3 Million
A Florida woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord in connection with her role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $3.3 million. Yolanda…
Physician Convicted for Illegal Distribution of Opioids and Healthcare Fraud Conspiracies
A federal jury convicted a medical doctor for his participation in conspiracies to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud and to unlawfully distribute controlled substances.…
Audit Finds Hundreds of Maryland Nurses with Potentially Fraudulent Licenses
A new state audit reveals a troubling pattern within Maryland’s Department of Health. Auditors raised specific concerns about the Board of Nursing’s lack of investigative…
Home Health Agency Executive Convicted of Wage Fixing and Fraud
A federal jury convicted a Nevada man for participating in a three-year conspiracy to fix the wages for home healthcare nurses in Las Vegas and…
Tennessee Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Dr. John R. Manning, 64, of Ashland City, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for his participation in a healthcare fraud conspiracy.…
Iowa Paramedic Suspended, Charged with Stealing Painkillers from Ambulance
A Carroll County paramedic is facing criminal charges alleging she repeatedly stole liquid painkiller from a county ambulance service and replaced it with saline to…
Owner of Florida Healthcare Companies Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes
A Florida man was sentenced to 18 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,381,265.76 in restitution to the United…
In-Home Care Executive Guilty of Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
A federal jury has convicted Michael Roberts, 38, of Mentor, Ohio, of not paying required employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to…
Men Sentenced for N95 Mask Fraud During Early Pandemic
Two brothers, who co-owned a now-defunct Florida-based company, have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded…
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
An Ohio doctor has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy that prescribed medical equipment and lab tests for patients who did not need…